Steve Irwin(died from a stingray barb wound to the chest while filming a documentary)–
Joan Rivers(comedienne)–
Willard Scott(television weatherman)–
Events
Los Angeles founded by Spanish settlers –
Russian decree issued concerning Northwest America –
Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty became first newsboy in the U.S. He worked for New York Sun –
George Eastman received a patent for the roll-film camera –
First transit of McClure Strait (Northwest Passage) made by the US Navy icebreaker, Burton Island and US Coast Guard icebreaker, Northwind –
Ford Motor Company introduced the Edsel –
U.S. swimmer, Mark Spitz, became the first person to win seven gold medals in a single Olympics –
Bob Barker began hosting The Price is Right –
Thieves stole $2 million in art from Montreal Museum of Fine Arts –
A 127-pound cabbage won a prize at the Alaska State Fair –
A 50-year overdue library book, The United States in World War I, was returned to the Lexington, Kentucky, public library. –
Weather
Washington, D.C., got 4.4 inches of rain in 2 hours –
A tornado struck Minneapolis, Minnesota –
Tropical storm Delia dumped very heavy rain on Galveston, Texas, resulting in flooding –
A strong dust devil whirled across the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport in Arizona, flipping a Cessna 182 plane and scattering papers in the National Weather service office. –
